Volume 8 Chapter 30: Intion And Detion
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 8 Chapter 30: Intion And Detion
<span style="font-weight:400">"We can take a slight break before we hunt again." Sakura decided. The trio had been hunting for quite some time now. And they were also going strong; those birds kepting after them. But they were downed by magic and sword.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I should prepare us a meal." Keith grinned as he quickly took out the bird. It was his time to shine! Sakura and Angelica didn''t bother the child as they watched him work.
<span style="font-weight:400">For starters, how does it taste? Keith really didn''t know what the vor of the chicken was. Grilling it on the pan, Keith took a bite. His eyes widened as he spat it out.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What was that for?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Does it taste bad?"
<span style="font-weight:400">Keith shook his head, "It''s not that it tastes bad."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Then why did you spit it out?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Try it, and you''ll find out why." Keith moved the meat before them. Taking the bite, the two''s expressions changed.
<span style="font-weight:400">Tch!
<span style="font-weight:400">Tough! Biting metal, the meat was not bending or ripping apart.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I felt my teeth cracking." Angelica held her jaw.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Sakura didn''t say anything as she held it. But that was more than enough to exin everything.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I will need to do some tenderizing,"
<span style="font-weight:400">Taking out a mallet, Keith started to beat on it. That caused Angelica to gasp, "You''re really beating that meat out. Do it more."
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s normal like meat-eh!?" Keith paused, "What in the world? It''s getting fluffy!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"What?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Look! It''s bing more airy and bigger." Pointing at the meat, it was definitely getting bigger. It looked really airy now.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Keep beating it up! We could definitely make it big!" "On it!" The hammering started as he smacked the meat. But as he kept doing it, the whole thing deted!
<span style="font-weight:400">"What?!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"This is interesting." Keithughed. It inted like a balloon but deted like so the next second!
<span style="font-weight:400">"So it''s one of those where you can''t hit too much." There was a limit before it exploded.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I will go slower this time." Keith raised the hammer again as he started to smack it again. The meat inted like a balloon. However, Angelica shook his shoulder, "Where at the limit." The size deted when it got to this point!
<span style="font-weight:400">"Alrigh-" "Wait a moment, do a few more."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Its color was different from thest time," The meat was still bright red. But the one that deted was a bright pink color.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Isn''t it risky?" Angelica muttered. It could dete again.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hit it till pink, and we should be alright." They could stop once it became pink.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Alright, let''s take the chance!" Keith grinned. Risk-taking time! And they had enough to do this. Tapping a couple of more times, the pink flesh started to appear.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Good enough!" The two girls called the stop.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Alright. Let''s see what I''m working with." Keith picked it up, and it weighed nothing. As he cut through the meat, it was soft and easy as butter.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Ho, that''s some good meat." This was high-quality. Anyone could tell that it was incredible. The giant meat was sliced into strips as he ced them onto the pan. Searing it from side to side, Keith handed the two a piece.
<span style="font-weight:400">"So soft!" "This is incredible."
<span style="font-weight:400">"...As expected of a B-ss monster." This meat was soft like a marshmallow; it dissolved into his mouth. And the juices that were melted tickled his tongue. It was quite a spectacr meat.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm, this feels more like a sauce than a meat," Keith muttered. It would be better to have it as a topping as the juicesplement the other foods.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Let me whip something up." Keith cracked his neck as he made some pasta and other things topliment it. After they had their meal,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s head to the second floor."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Keith nodded. The group headed down to the second floor,
<span style="font-weight:400">"What should I expect there?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm, it''s pretty simr to the 1st floor. However, there''s something you need to watch out for. It''s called..." Before Sakura could exin,
<span style="font-weight:400">"COOOOOOOOOOOO!" A giant roar resounded throughout the entire floor.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That," Sakura sighed. Keith grinned, "Let''s go deal with it." The two nodded as they headed over. What kind of monster is-
<span style="font-weight:400">"...birdie?" Keith''s eyes twitched as he stared at the cause. What was before him was a giant bird; well, more like 90% fluff. It had so many feathers to say anything about it.
<span style="font-weight:400">He just fought with strong birds and expected something strong toe his way. A fluffy bird like this was something he never expected.
<span style="font-weight:400">"... What''s that?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"You should be careful; it''s called a phoenix."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Huh?" That''s a phoenix? Aren''t those things supposed to be more majestic and grand? What is going on here?
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s not a phoenix. It''s a strong bird that apparently had the blood of a phoenix. It can''tpare to an actual phoenix." It had some strong firepower. The regenerative abilities were nothing to scoff at either.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Coo!" A childish and cute voice had called out. Keith and the two stared at the little fellow who fell down.
<span style="font-weight:400">"…Are you sure that''s supposed to be an A-rank monster?" There was something wrong with it?
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Umm, it should be? But why is it so chubby?" Sakura tilted her head. There was something wrong with this; those birds shouldn''t be this round.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Variant?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Nooooo…." Angelica turned to Sakura, "Couldn''t be, right?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Ummm." No one had thought about it.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"..."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Keith?" The guy was silent throughout the exnation.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I know what I need to do."
<span style="font-weight:400">"To cook it, right?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Keith only had a grin as he rushed forward, keeping himself in the trees. That only made the girls tilt their heads. Was he going to cook the thing?